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The '''Harvard–MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology''', or '''HST''', is one of the oldest and largest [[biomedical engineering]] and [[physician-scientist]] [[Medical Scientist Training Program|training programs]] in the [[United States]]. It was founded in 1970 and is the longest-standing functional collaboration between [[Harvard University]] and the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT). Within the program, graduate and medical students are registered with both [[MIT]] and [[Harvard]] and may work with faculty and affiliated faculty members from both communities.<ref>{{cite web | title= About HST | url=http://hst.mit.edu/about | accessdate=March 20, 2015 }}</ref> HST is a part of MIT's [[Institute for Medical Engineering and Science]] and forms the London Society at [[Harvard Medical School]].

==Mission==

HST's [[interdisciplinary]] educational program bringsaims engineeringto asbring well as theengineering, [[physical sciences|physical]], and [[biological sciences]] from the scientist'slaboratory bench to the patient's bedside. Conversely, it bringsalso aims to bring clinical insight from the patient's bedside to the laboratory bench. In this wayConsequently, HST students are trained to have a deep understanding of [[engineering]], [[physical sciences]], and thescientific [[biologicalfundamentals sciences]],that complementedcomplement with hands-on experience in the clinic or in industry;. andProgram theygraduates become conversant with the underlying quantitative and molecular aspects of both [[medicine]] and [[biomedical science]]. Withinthrough the division,respective moreresources thanat 300Harvard graduateMedical students work with eminent facultySchool and affiliated faculty members from throughout the [[MIT]] and [[Harvard]] communities.<ref>{{cite web | title= About HST | url=http://hst.mit.edu/about | accessdate=March 20, 2015 }}</ref> HST is also the home of the Laboratory of Computational Physiology (LCP) which hosts the [[MIMIC II]] database and [[PhysioNet]].

==Educational Programs==

HST is a part of MIT's [[Institute for Medical Engineering and Science]] and 1 of 5 societies at [[Harvard Medical School]].

HST offers two doctoral degree programs. The Medical Sciences program leads to a [[M.D.]] degree and the Medical Engineering and Medical Physics (MEMP) program leads to a [[Ph.D.]] degree.<ref>http://catalog.mit.edu/schools/engineering/harvard-mit-health-sciences-technology/harvard-mit-health-sciences-technology.pdf</ref> Both programs require a strong quantitative orientation, hands-on clinical experience, and a focused interdisciplinary research project that culminates in a thesis.<ref>http://catalog.mit.edu/schools/engineering/harvard-mit-health-sciences-technology/harvard-mit-health-sciences-technology.pdf</ref> HST maintains a separate pre-clinical curriculum at Harvard Medical School with students from both programs taking several pre-clinical courses together at Harvard and MIT campuses.<ref>https://hst.mit.edu/academics/md</ref><ref>https://hst.mit.edu/academics/memp</ref> Medical students reintegrate with the rest of the Harvard Medical School class for clinical courses.<ref>https://meded.hms.harvard.edu/md-program</ref> MEMP students also take separate engineering courses at MIT and are also required to complete a 12-week immersive clinical experience at a Harvard teaching hospital.<ref>https://hst.mit.edu/academics/memp/degree-requirements</ref>

HST also offers a certificate program for MIT doctoral students called Graduate Education in Medical Sciences (GEMS). The GEMS certificate program offers students an abbreviated and structured experience through coursework and clinical exposure that is based on that required in the HST Ph.D. program.<ref>https://hst.mit.edu/academics/gems</ref>

==Notable alumni==

* [[David Ho (scientist)|David Ho]]

* [[Mark McClellan]]

* [[Peter Diamandis]]

* [[Robert Satcher]]

* [[Atul Butte]]

* [[Annette Taberner]]

* [[Roozbeh Ghaffari]]

* [[Bruce Rosen]]

While HST had previously offered a terminal [[Master's degree]], this is now only awarded to students withdrawing from the Ph.D. program.<ref>https://hst.mit.edu/masters-thesis</ref>

==Notable faculty==

*[[Robert Langer]], Institute Professor, MIT<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.mit.edu/langerlab/langer.html |title=Langer Lab: Professor Robert Langer |work=Web.mit.edu |date=2011-08-03 |accessdate=2012-04-17}}</ref>

==Notable facultyFaculty==

*[[Robert Langer]], Institute Professor, MIT<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.mit.edu/langerlab/langer.html |title=Langer Lab: Professor Robert Langer |work=Web.mit.edu |date=2011-08-03 |accessdate=2012-04-17}}</ref>

*[[Mehmet Toner]], Professor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hst.mit.edu/user/316|title=Mehmet Toner |work=Hst.mit.edu |date= |accessdate=2015-03-20}}</ref>

*[[George M. Church]], Professor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arep.med.harvard.edu/gmc/ |title=George Church |work=Arep.med.harvard.edu |date=2010-01-04 |accessdate=2012-04-17}}</ref>

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*[[Bruce Rosen]], Professor<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.martinos.org/user/5052 |title=Bruce Rosen, HST |work=Hst.mit.edu |date= |accessdate=2018-11-08}}</ref>

==Notable alumniAlumni==

* [[David Ho (scientist)|David Ho]]

* [[Mark McClellan]]

* [[Peter Diamandis]]

* [[Robert Satcher]]

* [[Atul Butte]]

* [[Roozbeh Ghaffari]]

* [[Bruce Rosen]]

==References==